Maximising Aerodynamics for Faster Triathlon Performance
There is not a professional triathlete competing today that has not spent time in a wind tunnel or at least with some sort of aerodynamics...
Gluten-Free Diets for Cyclists: Myths, Realities, and Performance Impact
Going gluten-free has become quite trendy over the last decade or so. There are some who have serious allergies to gluten and need to, at...
Simplifying Cycling Progress: Monitoring and Testing
Every cyclist knows that to improve we have to stress our bodies on the bike and then allow recovery so that the body can rebuild...
Age Is Just a Number: Strategies for Optimising Cycling Performance as We Get Older
We may be easing ourselves into a standing position in the mornings rather than springing out of bed and our music tastes may not extend...
Unlocking Athletic Performance: The Power of Combining Power and Heart Rate Data in Training
With the advent of power meters in cycling and, more recently, power calculations on running watches, many athletes: cyclists; triathletes and runners alike, have started...
Zwift: Your Secret Weapon for Effective Cycling Training
During the 2020 covid lockdown period the online cycling platform Zwift became every cyclists saviour. We were not allowed to train outdoors and even the...
Cycling Training: The Zone Two Myth and the Importance of Polarised Workouts
Zone Two training is all the rage in the cycling world at the moment. It has been shown both scientifically and anecdotally by the World’s...
Triathlon in the Wind
Triathlon is not an easy sport. Three disciplines, transitions and possible heat and hills all play a role in increasing the challenge, but that is...
Training in the Heat
In the middle of a South African Summer, it is inevitable that we are going to spend at least some of our racing time in...
I’m a Cycling fan
Let me begin by writing that I am a triathlete. My first competitive ride was between a swim and a run in 1986. I did...